I think Merriam-Webster nailed the etymology of this word. Despite our best efforts otherwise, Claire has taken to calling her maternal grandmother 'Nanny'. I certainly don't begrudge her finding her own name for her grandmother, but the word Nanny conjures up certain images:
Or, more recently:
I am working on at least changing up the pronunciation..."Nonni", "Nonnah", but ultimately, it will be up to Claire. Whatever they call each other, watching my mother and my daughter together makes my heart break...in a good way.
Pictures in previous two blogs from this evening.
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